Hi there

I'm new to live streaming and i'm looking at VMix as my production software choice as it looks amazing!

I'm wondering if anyone has the "perfect PC" solution for vmix... I need the following inputs and outputs:

4 x HD-SDI in
4 x HDMI in
2 x DVI in
2 x VGA in
2 x XLR audio in
RCA audio in

2 x XLR audio out
2 x HD-SDI out
2 x HDMI out
1 x VGA out

Then just a PC that has the power to run VMix and carry all the input cards. I may have to reduce the inputs/outputs perhaps? That's just my ideal setup so that I can cope with any connection that a potential client may throw at me.

I live in Australia and would welcome any help/advice on where I could find someone to build a PC for me.

Anything else I need? External encoder perhaps?

Cheers

hmm.... bit of an overkill you think?

I was thinking it'd be good to just have everything covered. What would you recommend?

Cheers

Exacore cpu
16 gigs of ram ddr4
nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti 4 gigs of ram
Blackmagicdesign video cards
sata 3 7200 rpm hdd drives for recording
ssd system drive with windows 10 pro 64 bits.

Cheers,

PFBM

here it is a nice option:

http://www8.hp.com/us/en...s/workstations/z420.html

configure it with an exacore cpu
16 gigs of ram and a nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti 4 gigs of ram, or similar
quadro cards are not good for vMix.

Cheers,

PFBM

Waldron. There are a couple of other guys in Tas you could catch up with. However. Let's start with your cameras rather than your clients. What do you use? HDMI or SDI? This will make quite a difference to your choices. Then the MB. Get one with as many PCI slots as possible. I use ASUS but others are fine too. CPU, as powerful as you can afford. Graphics card...vMix recommended spec as a minimum.

The more I look at your quandry, why not simply buy a ready made system....http://www.vmixhd.com/go/

Also an Aussie, I use an Roland Tri-Capture for sound. It has a single XLR works well with Vmix.

Pretty sure they have other models with more inputs for sound. Tricapture works for me due to the small size and I'm using plugging it into a 16 or more Channel mixing desk provided by a sound engineer anyway. The Tricapture is nice as I can further tweak the volume and monitor the sound more than mix it and take all the various connectors the audio contractors provide. Some want to give me 1/4 Jack, Some XLR and some RCA. So I have all those options available.

Currently running a custom build, just a gigabyte mobo with 2 thunderbolts, Quad Core i7 with 4x HDMI and 4x SDI inputs at home base.

MacbookPro on the road with 2 x HDMI and 2 X SDI.

Both using Roland Tricapture for a clean easy to use sound device of course I don't pull any sound from the cameras in my scenario.

Started with BM Shuttle USB 3 (wish I never bought one), went BM Thunderbolt Capture Devices (better), moved away to Magewell PCIe (best) at home base and Magewell USB 3 (best) on the MacbookPro.

Pretty happy with the setups, took a while to get it all right and yes I bought a few things I wish I didn't buy along the way.

Anyone want a BM Intensity Shuttle (Thunderbolt) or BM Mini Recorder (Thunderbolt) send me a Private Message they work, but I've not had much luck with 2 of them at a time into one computer. Seems like I have to be standing on 1 leg and the wind has to be blowing the right way getting many BM Thunderbolt devices working @ the same time long term. They work fine 1 @ a time.

Having Thunderbolt 2 ports in your rigs is not a bad idea (until usb type c takes over the world), but certainly not required to get the job done.

Suggestion For the Audio Quad or Octa Capture: http://www.roland.com/pr...-capture/specifications/

I've only used the Tri-Capture, but I can only assume (don't know) the drivers are similar and work with Vmix.

For DVI and VGA in, can you just get another 4 port HDMI capture device and use DVI --> HDMI and VGA --> HDMI converters?

I've used a VGA to HDMI converter and worked well to a Magewell Capture device it just instantly worked.

I guess an external H.264 encoder would help your CPU situation on your rig substantially. I'm not having cpu issues since ffmpeg came around.

Have you considered a HDMI Splitter to turn 1 video output into many?

eg: http://www.cablechick.co...hdmi-v13b-with-hdcp.html

I use them all the time (from various suppliers). I add HDMI Recording Devices, TVs (to monitor what you are doing), HDMI Modulators, H.264 Encoders..

They come in 1 to 2, 1 to 4, 1 to 8 setups.

Just keep in mind you get the same signal on all the ports, in my case that is what I desire my "program out" replicated.

Otherwise.. A Black Magic Decklink Mini Monitor (PCIe Card) or Ultra Studio Mini Monitor (Thunderbolt). Is essentially the opposite of a capture device. I don't use them, but could see how having SDI output from VMix for a long cable run to a projector via SDI would be very handy.

I guess I don't use them as I use a HDMI modulator. That's an expensive device that allows me to send to an unlimited number of Televisions or Set top boxes within our complex that are connected to our Antenna cabling.

So with a Modulator, you are your own Digital TV station that sends to any Digital TV Tuner on the coax cable. I send to 30+ TVs this way. Digital modulators "re-encode" the video so they do add a delay. We plug ours into a HDMI splitter. Our TVs are not in the same room as the action, they are usually hundreds of meters away in other buildings.

If you can't say what you are trying to do exactly in a public forum, send me a private message. There is often many ways of doing stuff. I say no way that "works reliably" is wrong. Certainly I often find "smarter" ways all the time as new products in this space become available and/or affordable.

With HDMI things can get "fussy" on long distances and splitting with different devices pretty quickly, there eventually comes a point where SDI is easier and more reliable. To send HDMI over a long distance without problems, a technology called HDBaseT with Cat5 has been successful for me and well SDI works well too (both with no noticeable delay). I have a projector with the HDBastT port right on the back (I wouldn't have discovered this Gem if I had not researched how it works).

I have done normal Cat5/6 HDMI extenders and maybe the ones I used were too cheap, but frankly I will not use them again since discovering HDBaseT.

Cheapo VGA to HDMI that worked for me (has sound, didn't use that part): http://www.ebay.com.au/i...eName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Ash and DuffTV

The BM cards can be configured as either inputs or outputs.

Hi everyone

I have an opportunity to purchase a secondhand PC at a good price. I just wanted to double check if the below specs are suitable for vmix?

- Case: corsair 650d
- Motherboard: x79 asus rampage vi black edition
- CPU: 2011 intel i7 3930k
- RAM: Corsair Dominator platinum 1600mhz (4x4gb)
- GPU: asus GTX 780 direct CUII
- Power supply: corsair axi1200
- Cooling: intel Aztec 120mm water cooler
- OS drive: Samsung Evo 120gb SSD x2 in raid 0
- Storage: WD black caviar 2TB
- Windows 7

Good machine?

Also what capture cards should I put in it to get a few HDSDI in/out and a few HDMI in/out?

Cheers